by Angie Carducci | May 2, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
With five penalties called in the first period alone, the Game 3 officiating crew seemed to be sending the Penguins and Capitals a message – play it clean. By the second period, emotion on both sides began to bubble over, and the officials started to lose control of...
by George Grimm | Apr 30, 2018 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Gilles Villemure was born on May 30, 1940 and grew up in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec where the local hockey rink was right next to the fairgrounds race track, and so his two passions became hockey and horse racing. Luckily for him he was able to pursue both of these...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 29, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins had plenty of reasons to feel like nothing went their way in Sunday’s Game 2 at Washington. To name a few: Center Evgeni Malkin, a full participant in practice Saturday, nonetheless had to miss his third straight game with a leg injury, so their depth and...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 27, 2018 | Homepage, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Washington Capitals struck fast, with Evgeny Kuznetsov scoring on the first shift of the game. On the first shift of the third period, they did it again. That second goal, a laser from Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, seemed like it might be lights-out for the...
by George Grimm | Apr 26, 2018 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Prior to the 1965-66 season when the NHL ruled that teams must dress two netminders for games, many teams often employed amateurs and low minor leaguers to serve as practice and emergency goaltenders. These men were happy to share the ice with the pros and make a few...
by Marisa Ingemi | Apr 26, 2018 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Toronto Maple Leafs
If there was any doubt Jake DeBrusk has arrived, those were erased on Wednesday night. In the Bruins’ 7-4 Game 7 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, the rookie scored twice, including the game-winner. For the first round pick, it was a moment the Bruins brass...